Harold J. Laski: “It ultimately must fail to satisfy them because it does not know what…”

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It ultimately must fail to satisfy them because it does not know what desires it has to satisfy.

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Harold J. Laski

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He asserts that a government that does not understand its citizens' desires will ultimately fail.

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Harold J. Laski: “It ultimately must fail to satisfy them because it does not know what desires it has to satisfy.”